On the way out to Iowa... cruise control set to save gas so don't give me grief! 100,000 miles on the vehicle and counting... By: Chris Lastovich
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Iowa City is all quiet on this cold November morning... CBBI and BICB are miles away and will meet on the east end of town. By: Chris Lastovich
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506 and 507 lead the east train down the main in Iowa City. They will make a small pick-up, and grab two GP38-2's before meeting the west train east of the yard. By: Chris Lastovich
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The class unit of the GE's idles away at the yard office while CBBI makes a pick-up. By: Chris Lastovich
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Iowa 703 idles away as CBBI pulls east. A day after all the snow melted you can clearly tell the IM yard out in CB have gotten really muddy! By: Chris Lastovich
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710 leads 157 and 511 on BICB as they cross First Ave. in Iowa City. By: Chris Lastovich
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The east and west trains make their meet at the east switch. Once 710 clears the main, Iowa 506 east will receive a new warrant and head for Illinois. By: Chris Lastovich
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506, 703, 705, and 507 thunder up Midway Hill with a lengthy CBBI. Normally if the east train has a block of grain for Cedar Rapids, they drop it in Iowa City. Today, they left the string in the consist and will drop them off at West Liberty, thus the two extra 700's for HP up the hill. By: Chris Lastovich
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CBBI cruises into town in full dyno's preparing to stop and drop the 50+ loaded grain cars in the siding. By: Chris Lastovich
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506 shoves back through town to make its set-out in the siding. By: Chris Lastovich
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Back on the move, CBBI cruises through the small town of Atallisa. track speed is up to 40 mph out here, and it is definately neat to watch these guys move. By: Chris Lastovich
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Rollin' right along, 506 makes great time by the depot in Wilton, IA. By: Chris Lastovich
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Rolling through Davenport, 506 east is about to jump onto the Arsenal bridge and head into Illinois. By: Chris Lastovich
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On the way out to Iowa... cruise control set to save gas so don't give me grief! 100,000 miles on the vehicle and counting...
Iowa City is all quiet on this cold November morning... CBBI and BICB are miles away and will meet on the east end of town.
506 and 507 lead the east train down the main in Iowa City. They will make a small pick-up, and grab two GP38-2's before meeting the west train east of the yard.
The class unit of the GE's idles away at the yard office while CBBI makes a pick-up.
Iowa 703 idles away as CBBI pulls east. A day after all the snow melted you can clearly tell the IM yard out in CB have gotten really muddy!
710 leads 157 and 511 on BICB as they cross First Ave. in Iowa City.
The east and west trains make their meet at the east switch. Once 710 clears the main, Iowa 506 east will receive a new warrant and head for Illinois.
506, 703, 705, and 507 thunder up Midway Hill with a lengthy CBBI. Normally if the east train has a block of grain for Cedar Rapids, they drop it in Iowa City. Today, they left the string in the consist and will drop them off at West Liberty, thus the two extra 700's for HP up the hill.
CBBI cruises into town in full dyno's preparing to stop and drop the 50+ loaded grain cars in the siding.
506 shoves back through town to make its set-out in the siding.
Back on the move, CBBI cruises through the small town of Atallisa. track speed is up to 40 mph out here, and it is definately neat to watch these guys move.
Rollin' right along, 506 makes great time by the depot in Wilton, IA.
Another view as 506 east heads east out of Walcott.
Rolling through Davenport, 506 east is about to jump onto the Arsenal bridge and head into Illinois.
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